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00:08To be continued...
00:46To be continued...
01:16To be continued...
01:34To be continued...
01:38Sister, it's all my fault for making you bear this for me.
01:44Lilith stood by Cassius.
01:46Her eyes read.
01:48Ira had no choice.
01:49A hint of reluctance showed on Cassius' face, as if he was the one cornered by fate.
01:54The Underlord has decreed that the culprit who deserated the holy relic must be handed over.
02:00If not, he will lead the dead to flatten the entire temple.
02:04Two centuries ago, I saved Cassius.
02:08When the gods abandoned him in the wilderness, near death, I concealed my true name and secretly supported him,
02:16personally guiding him to become the high priest.
02:19At that time, he knelt and swore by the name of Strix.
02:23Goddess Salona, I will guard your heart with mine.
02:27To death, without regret.
02:29Later, beside the sacrificial grounds, I found the frail little beggar girl, Lilith,
02:34and took her under my wing, treating her like a younger sister.
02:38To protect her, I entrusted her to Cassius, allowing her to enter the temple as the youngest priestess.
02:45But human hearts are unpredictable, and divine hearts even more so.
02:50To protect Lilith, Cassius had personally pushed me onto the altar.
02:57Lyra, do not blame me.
03:00How can we resist the Underlord's might?
03:02Lilith is fragile.
03:04She cannot endure the tortures of the Underrealm.
03:08Your bloodline is strong.
03:11You will survive.
03:13I almost laughed at him.
03:15Cassius had forgotten that last night, while I slept,
03:18he sealed the golden blood within me with an oath by the name of Slaftedon.
03:22At this moment, I was powerless, less than a mortal.
03:26Sister, do not hate Cassius.
03:29It is all my fault.
03:30Lilith stepped closer.
03:32Sister, don't worry.
03:34When you come back, I will take good care of you.
03:37I looked at her without a word.
03:40Thankfully, not everyone forgets old vows.
03:43The golden wheels of the chariot rolled over the brass gate.
03:46In the distance, the outline of the bronze gate appeared.
03:50It was the entrance to the Underrealm.
03:52It was the throne of that little creature I had personally raised.
03:56The chariot came to a halt before the bronze gates.
03:59A guard of the Underrealm yanked me off the vehicle.
04:02I staggered, my knees striking the steps, golden blood seeping out.
04:07So this is the one.
04:09The lead commander glared at me.
04:11The one who destroyed the Obsidian Hall's pomegranate grove that the Underlord tended for a century?
04:17It's her.
04:18Cassius' voice came from behind.
04:20The person has been delivered.
04:22From today onward, you will hold Lilith blameless.
04:25The commander sneered, his gaze settling on me.
04:28The Underlord commands that such a criminal has no right to walk through the temple gates upright.
04:34Kneel.
04:35A shock ran through me.
04:37For a thousand years, no being in this land had ever dared order me to kneel.
04:43Before I could react, his boot struck the back of my knee, forcing me heavily to the ground.
04:49The guards beside me cracked their wits across my back.
04:52What are you waiting for? Move!
04:55Exhausted, I could only inch forward, step by step, toward the hall.
05:00In a daze, the molten gold eyes from three centuries ago suddenly appeared before me.
05:06Back then, he had stood by the Divine Spring, looking up at me with pure devotion and trust.
05:12Goddess Salona.
05:13He had said.
05:14I will grow strong.
05:15I never imagined that our reunion would be under such humiliation.
05:19Dragging my knees across the stone steps, each inch of movement burned like fire.
05:25Cassius followed a few paces behind, frowning slightly, yet never stepping forward.
05:30Lilith bent close to my ear.
05:32Lyra, you actually think you deserve Cassius' favor?
05:35What are you?
05:36In his eyes, you're nothing more than a lamb sent to die for me.
05:40A surge of rage rose from my chest.
05:42I lifted my hand and struck Lilith across the face.
05:47She screamed, falling to the ground, tears flooding her eyes.
05:51Mentor! Mentor, save me!
05:53Cassius rushed forward and pulled Lilith into his arms.
05:57Lyra, have you lost your mind?
05:59Lilith's bloodline is too weak. How could you harm her?
06:02My heart shattered completely.
06:04I straightened my spine, bracing on knees and faced everyone.
06:09She dares offend me?
06:11Even if I crush her soul and cast it into the river lettuce, it would be nothing but a flick
06:16of my hand.
06:17Everyone froze.
06:19After a moment, a guard sneered.
06:22Ha ha ha!
06:23This mortal body must have been driven mad by the mist of the underriver?
06:26A flick of your hand?
06:28In this land, only one goddess could say such words.
06:32That would be Lyra Selina, who resides beyond Olympus.
06:36Mistress of the stars, saint of the cosmos.
06:38Another guard chimed in.
06:39The saint of the cosmos is so mysterious, no one has ever seen her true face.
06:44How could she look so disraveled?
06:47Lilith lifted her head from Cassius' arms, mocking.
06:50Sister, how dare you?
06:53In this state, you still claim to be the saint?
06:56That is blasphemy!
06:58The guard cracked his whip again, the tip striking my back.
07:03Impudence!
07:04How dare you impersonate the saint?
07:06I leaned forward, letting out a low groan from the pain.
07:09Cassius stood nearby, silently watching.
07:11I shouted to everyone.
07:12I am Lyra Selina herself!
07:14I possess the holy relic!
07:16Trembling, I reached into my clothes and pulled out a golden necklace.
07:19The chain bore the mark of the tear of the cosmos, forged only for the saint herself.
07:23In the next instant, Cassius snatched it from me.
07:27He personally placed the relic around Lilith's neck.
07:30Lyra.
07:31He said coldly.
07:32You dare steal my relic?
07:34This tear, it was given to me by a reclusive deity when I was gravely wounded.
07:38Since when did it become yours?
07:41I froze.
07:42Three centuries ago, I had used the tear of the cosmos to protect Cassius' divine essence,
07:47saving him from the brink of death.
07:49When he awoke, he knelt before me.
07:51Goddess Alida, I will find the rarest star stone and set it upon this chain myself.
07:55From this day forward, I will guard you with my heart, to death, without regret.
07:59Back then, I had laughed at his solemnity.
08:02And now, he says I stole it?
08:05I lunged forward to reclaim the chain.
08:08Lilith lifted her foot and stepped on my hand.
08:11The sound of bones shattering was drowned out by her laughter.
08:14I looked at my batted body, broken finger bones, golden blood seeping, and then...
08:19I laughed.
08:20Three centuries ago, while preparing a divine potion, I had accidentally burned myself with holy fire.
08:26Sonata's eyes had reddened on the spot, and he had raged, threatening to destroy all the sacred flimes on this
08:33land,
08:33declare that no one could harm me.
08:36Cassius and his entire temple would no longer be able to protect him.
08:39In an instant, we entered the Underwhelm's grand hall.
08:43Lilith froze mid-step.
08:45Cassius' heart thumbed violently.
08:47He had never imagined that this fearsome Underlord, who even gods dreaded, would possess such a magnificent palace.
08:54A bitter pan rose in me.
08:55Sonatas had devoted me as his only faith.
08:58This hall was filled with traces of my presence.
09:01Lilith's gaze fell on the center of the hall.
09:03There stood a white jade statue of a woman, her head lowered in profile, a white lotus in her hand.
09:09Lilith stepped forward to touch it, hesitating.
09:11Mentor, don't you think, this statue, looks a bit like sister?
09:17Before she could finish, a female voice rang from deep within the hall.
09:21Take your filthy hands off!
09:24Everyone turned toward the sound.
09:26A woman walked slowly from the depths of the hall.
09:29She was Irene, the sword-bearing goddess who stands at the Underlord's side.
09:34For three centuries, countless goddesses and demhords had tried to climb to the Underlord's throne.
09:39Only she, under the title of Servant of the Divine, had remained by his side for so long.
09:44Irene surveyed our group, her eyes full of disdain.
09:47So this is it?
09:48The ones who dared destroy the Underlord's sacred pomegranate grove?
09:51You must be really tired of living, she added with a sneer.
09:55Cassius' face drained of color, instinctively bowing.
09:58This offense stems from ignorance daring to provoke the Underlord.
10:02Please, goddess Irene, forgive.
10:04Irene didn't even listen.
10:05Her eyes were locked firmly on me.
10:08Before I could react, her hand struck my cheek.
10:11My face swelled instantly, golden blood spilling from the corner of my mouth.
10:16Who gave you permission to look at me directly?
10:18Her voice was full of venom.
10:20What lowly face dear did Dares claim to be the saint of the cosmos?
10:24Without even glancing at the river, let it to see your own worthless bones.
10:28I wiped the blood from my lips and met her gaze.
10:30Sonatos, is this how you taught your women?
10:33Irene's expression changed instantly.
10:37Impudus!
10:38Impudus!
10:40Do you dare speak the Underlord's true name?
10:44Yes.
10:45In this land of coexisting deities, true names are the foundation of power.
10:51Mortals may not speak them.
10:53Gods may not lightly call them.
10:55Only the closest and most permitted may utter a deity's true name.
11:00Irene had accompanied Sanatos in the Underrealm for three hundred years, yet she had never
11:05been allowed to speak that name herself.
11:08And before her stood this dishambled woman, who had said it aloud on her first word.
11:14In that instant, jealousy surge in Irene's heart.
11:18She would rather believe it was blasphemy, that this criminal had intentionally used it
11:23to humiliate her.
11:25Only by thinking so could she maintain her position in this palace.
11:29Seeing Irene's true fury, Cassius turned to me with a harsh command.
11:33Lyra, kneel and beg Goddess Irene for forgiveness.
11:37Lilith immediately rushed forward, pressing my head down, slamming my forehead into the
11:42stone again and again.
11:46Sister!
11:47Are you mad?
11:48How dare you speak to Goddess Irene like that?
11:51Do you want to destroy the entire temple?
11:54My forehead throbbed under her pressure, golden blood streaking through my hair, blurring my
12:00vision.
12:01I looked at these two faces, twisted by fear.
12:03One had once swore eternal vows to me, the other had been salvaged from the sacrificial
12:08embers of the wilderness.
12:10My heart grew icy.
12:12These were the ones I had protected for three centuries.
12:16A pack of wolves cloaked in priestly robes.
12:21Irene looked at me and sneered.
12:23She raised her right hand, summoning a cluster of netherfire.
12:27It was the flame from the deepest abyss of the Underrealm, capable of burning the soul
12:33with no cure.
12:36A prisoner dares to be this arrogant.
12:39I want to see if you can still smile when your divine bones are scorched inch by inch.
12:48With that, she lunged forward, her fingers clamping onto my shoulder blades.
12:52The cold fire touched my back.
12:54The sound of my clothes, burning, echoed.
12:57Immediately, a scorching heat seeped into my blood, coursing through my golden blood.
13:04I groaned, my body trembling.
13:07Irene fed her divine power into the fire, flames surging higher.
13:11Already can't bear it?
13:13Don't worry, this is just the beginning.
13:15When cracks appear in your divine bones, the Underlord himself will return to see you in
13:20this wretched state.
13:21She pressed her other hand against my cheek.
13:24I grinted my teeth, refusing to cry out a second time.
13:29Cassius stood three steps away, fists clenched tightly, yet he dared not advance.
13:36Irene's smile twisted into near madness, as she turned to shout at Cassius.
13:42Come, hold her down!
13:44Lilith panicked, grabbing Cassius' sleeve and screaming.
13:48Mentor, do you want the entire temple to die with sister?
13:56Cassius drew a deep breath and stepped forward, pressing my shoulders firmly to the ground.
14:00Pinned, I looked up at the face that once smiled gently only for me.
14:04Once he had called me Lyra, had sworn to me.
14:06Now he held me down, delivering me to death.
14:09Irene, seeing my silence, grew even more franzid, intensifying the nether fire.
14:14The skin on my face nearly melted, golden blood streaming down.
14:19Lyra!
14:20You are a sinner!
14:21You destroyed a relic!
14:23Shamed the temple!
14:26Deserve every bit of this!
14:28Lilith's face shone with excitement.
14:30Goddess Irene is burning her well.
14:32This is how sinners should be treated.
14:34Let's see if she dares defy anyone again.
14:36Pain wracked my body, my consciousness slowly devoured by the flames.
14:40Just as my eyelids were about to close, the entire hall shook violently, without warning.
14:47A wave of pressure swept in from outside the hall, and the nether fire vanished in an instant.
14:52Irene's triumphant expression froze, her pupils widening in shock.
14:56A figure appeared, backlit by the hall's entrance.
14:59It was Sonatos.
15:01He had returned.
15:02Instinctively, Irene withdrawn all her divine power and pressed herself forward in submission.
15:08Underlord, you've returned.
15:11The...
15:11The sinner who desolated the relic has already been dealt with.
15:15Cassius said, bowing almost fine-lutainlessly.
15:20Underlord, the offense stems from ignorance.
15:23Destroying the relic, the judgment is yours to make.
15:28Lilith hastily knelt as well.
15:30Please, calm your anger!
15:32It was all sisters' fault!
15:33It has nothing to do with us!
15:35But Sonatos didn't even glance at them.
15:37I lay in the distance, my face scorched beyond recognition by the nether fire.
15:41Golden blood seeping from every wound.
15:44Summoning my last ounce of strength.
15:46I let out a faint, rost laugh from deep in my throat.
15:50That laugh caught Sanatos' attention.
15:53He slowly turned his head.
15:55And the moment his eyes landed on the figure on the ground,
15:59an overwhelming presence filled the hall.
16:01Everyone present nearly collapsed to their knees at the same instant.
16:05Only I remained lying there, tilting my head to look at him.
16:09Sonatos, is this how you greet your master?
16:13The hall fell silent, stunned.
16:15Sonatos froze, staring at me, mouth open, yet no sound emerged.
16:19Irene trembled with fury, raising her hand to strike my face again, screaming,
16:25Lyra!
16:26You're courting death!
16:28A mere prisoner!
16:29Dares call herself the Underlord's master!
16:33Before she could finish, an invisible giant hand slammed her into the ground.
16:38The floor shattered beneath her, collapsing into a deep pit.
16:42She lay at the bottom, blood dripping from her mouth, disbelief etched across her face.
16:47I, Underlord, I'm a sinner.
16:52Sonatos ignored her entirely, striding with urgency towards me.
16:56When he reached my side, he did not hesitate.
16:58He knelt.
16:59The ruler of the Underrealm prostrated before me, his forehead nearly touching the ground.
17:03Goddess Salona, I am late.
17:05Please punish me.
17:06Hearing this, everyone froze.
17:09Lilith went pale, whispering.
17:11Impossible!
17:11This cannot be!
17:12She could not believe that the sister she had mocked and allowed Irene to torment was truly Lyra
17:17Solana, the legendary saint of the cosmos.
17:20Cassius froze in shock.
17:22The two guards who had mocked me earlier lost control and collapsed on the spot.
17:28I lowered my gaze, staring at Sonatos, prated before me.
17:33He was no longer the frail boy of the past, the one I had taught ancient divine arts to,
17:38giving him the name Sonatos, and telling him, follow me from now on.
17:44Back then, he had called me Goddess Selene, his eyes full of reverence and dependence.
17:49Now, draped in black robes, he ruled the Underrealm.
17:54Yet for me alone, he retained that same unwavering devotion.
17:58I smiled suddenly.
18:00Rise.
18:03Came unwavering devotion.
18:05Sonatos lifted his head, eyes bloodshot and burning with anger.
18:09In his palm, a swirling orb of abyssal flame formed, black and red intertwined.
18:13A colony of ants dares harm my Lyra Selene?
18:16Crush them all to dust.
18:17I lifted my hand slightly.
18:19Wait.
18:20I'll settle this score with them myself.
18:28Hearing my words, the fire in Sannicus's eyes softened slightly.
18:33He raised his hand, the Neth Estence swirling around his fingertips, lightly brushing over me.
18:41Not a hint of offense.
18:43A wave of power surged through me, the previously sealed golden blood flowing freely again.
18:48The stinging pain in my bones faded inch by inch.
18:51Even the wounds on my face and knees eased considerably.
18:54He had lifted the seal from within me.
18:56From then on, Sonatos stayed close without leaving my side.
19:02He settled me in the inner chamber, carrying a clay bowl of dark red ointment.
19:07He entered quietly, eyes lowered, ears flushed.
19:11Kneeling on one knee, he carefully applied the salve to my wounds with a tiny silver spoon, as if afraid
19:17to hurt me.
19:18Goddess Selene, every bit of suffering you endured I remember.
19:22Those who dared harm you, I will make repay a hundredfold, a thousandfold.
19:26I looked at him, a mixture of devotion and ferocity in his expression, and couldn't help but let out a
19:32soft laugh.
19:35My little one has grown quite capable.
19:39To serve the goddess is Sanatos' honor.
19:41He paused.
19:42All the sinners are locked in the deepest abyssal cells of the Underrealm.
19:46Irene's tendons have been severed, her divine power sealed in the phantom water prison, enduring the agony of countless vengeful
19:52souls daily.
19:53Consider this your first measure of justice.
19:55He met my glaze.
19:56I reached out lightly, brushing his cheek.
19:59Well done.
20:01His shoulders twitched.
20:03Sanatos, anxious.
20:05For the next few days, I rested in the inner chamber of the Underrealm.
20:08Every morning and evening, Sanatos came punctually.
20:11He never entered the room, standing three-step side with utmost respect.
20:15Goddess Selene, are you well?
20:18Once he received my response, he would bow and retreat.
20:22I leaned against the window, feeling an indescribable warmth.
20:27This was not a king who made gods tremble.
20:30This was the most devoted follower, permitted to approach the goddess altar.
20:36After a few days, my wounds had mostly healed.
20:39Let's go.
20:40I spoke calmly to the empty doorway.
20:42To the abyssal prison.
20:44Let's see.
20:47The abyssal prison of the Underrealm was built deep beneath the chasm,
20:50and Cassius was locked alone in a cell.
20:53When I saw him, I almost didn't recognize him.
20:56Once he had been the high priest, revered by the entire temple.
20:59Now his hair was disheveled, and he was bound to a stone pillar with divine chains.
21:03Seeing me, he struggled violently.
21:12Lyra!
21:13I didn't mean it!
21:15It's all amid a standing.
21:16Lilith planted this!
21:17I was foolish for a moment.
21:19Please forgive me just this once, will you?
21:22I stood silently, watching him, saying nothing.
21:26Cassius, seeing my silence, reached out to grab my clothing.
21:31Before his hand could touch my hem, a flash of light streaked past my side.
21:38Cassius screamed as half his arm fell to the ground, golden blood spraying everywhere.
21:44Sanatos withdrew the Neth blade from his fingertips.
21:48You are unworthy of touching goddess Selene.
21:51Cassius ground in pain, but dared not cry out again.
21:54I looked at him and began to speak.
21:56Once, I saved your life.
21:58I poured out my own divine power to help you break through the limits of divinity, elevated
22:03you to high priest, protected your temple, kept it safe amid the struggles of gods.
22:07And what was the result?
22:08For Lilith, for the so-called temple's honor, you did not hesitate to push me onto the altar.
22:13You let me be burned and humiliated.
22:15Let my bloodline be sealed, left me to suffer unborable pain.
22:19I let out a soft, bitter laugh.
22:22Cassius, is this the oath you swore to me?
22:28From the opposite cell, Lilith's cries began.
22:31Sister!
22:32Sister, I was wrong!
22:33I truly know I was wrong!
22:35She knelt, forehead pressed to the ground, begging repeatedly, her brows striking the stone
22:40with loud thuds.
22:41I was jealous of you!
22:42I shouldn't have stirred the mentor to hand you over, but sister!
22:45She choked back her tears.
22:47I practiced divine arts with you!
22:49I patrolled the temple with you!
22:50Have you forgotten all that?
22:52As she spoke, she began slapping herself, harder and harder, her cheeks quickly swelling.
22:57I am not human!
22:58My heart is venomous!
22:59Sister, please forgive me just this once!
23:02I watched her.
23:04Her cries grew more desperate, reckless.
23:07Finally, as she knelt once more, she blusted out.
23:10Cassius promised me!
23:11He said he loved me most!
23:12He swore to me!
23:13She fell silent abruptly.
23:15I looked at her swolled, tear-stroached face, then glanced at the man in the cell who dared
23:19not lift his head.
23:19I laughed softly.
23:21I see.
23:22No wonder he didn't speak a word in my defense and shoved me onto the chariot.
23:26No wonder you hate me, sir.
23:27I turned to Lilith.
23:28She trembled all over, unable to speak.
23:31Sinatis raised his hand, releasing a wave of nether essence that slung Lilith against the
23:37stone wall, vomiting a mouthful of blood.
23:41Noisy.
23:42You dare defy goddess Salonis?
23:46I looked at Lilith on the ground, showing no mercy.
23:49I should never have picked you up from those sacrificial embers.
23:52Starving there would have been cleaner.
23:54I turned my gaze to Cassius.
23:55Your temple always boasts of divine justice above all, doesn't it?
24:00Good.
24:01Let's see how true that is.
24:03I met Cenaris' eyes.
24:05He understood immediately, nodding slightly.
24:07It was the Underlord silently granting me the authority to pardon.
24:10From this moment, any oath I swore by the name of Strix carried the same weight as if
24:15he had swore it himself.
24:17I looked back at Cassius.
24:19Announce this to the entire temple.
24:21Give them three days.
24:22If even one person comes to save their high priest, no matter who, regardless of divinity,
24:26demigod, or mortal, I swear by the name of Strix that he will suffer no harm.
24:31Furthermore, both of them will be released without blame.
24:33I stared into Cassius' eyes.
24:35Cassius, you have three days.
24:39Watch carefully.
24:40Will your disciples, the ones you taught with your own hands, come to save you at all costs,
24:45or will they be as hypocritical as you?
24:47I laughed.
24:49After all, when you made me bear the blame, they were all present.
24:53Not one of them is innocent.
24:55Cassius stared at me in stunned despair.
24:57Lilith knelt at the far end of the cage, forgetting even to cry.
25:01Staring intensely at my back, her lips trembling violently.
25:06Three days later, I stood at the gates of the Underrealm.
25:09Behind me, Cassius and Lilith were kneeling on the ground, pressed forward by two armored
25:13neth guards.
25:14Half of Cassius' arm was gone, the wound wrapped in blood-soaked cloth.
25:18Lilith's forehead had scab over, her face swollen and bruised.
25:21They stared unblinkingly toward the direction of the temple, repeating over and over.
25:25They will come, they will come to save us!
25:28Time crawled by.
25:29The noontime bell tolled in the distance, yet the road to the temple remained empty.
25:33No one came.
25:34Cassius' face grew paler by the hour, from initial hope to growing anxiety, to cursing
25:39nearly in madness.
25:40A pack of ungrateful reddens!
25:41I treated you as my own children, gave you all my knowledge, and yet not a single one
25:46came to save me!
25:47Lilith was even worse.
25:48She collapsed, sobbing controllably.
25:50I watched them and let out a cold laugh.
25:52I never expected my so-called virtuous disciples to be even better at calculating the moment
25:57than I imagined.
26:00I turned to Sonatos at my side.
26:02Since they hide, unwilling to show themselves, let's go meet them ourselves.
26:07With that, I swept toward the temple.
26:12Sonatos followed, his nether guard formation moving behind him in perfect order.
26:18Seemingly gliding above the ground, at the gates of the temple, the disciples
26:22had already formed ranks, rushing forward to surround us.
26:25They brandished divine weapons, closing in.
26:28Those who had once shown me respect now twisted their faces in anger, cursing me mercilessly.
26:34Liar!
26:34You traitor!
26:35Daring to conspire with the Underrealm!
26:37Betraying our temple!
26:38After three centuries of careful guidance, this is how you repay your mentor?
26:43Blasphemous wretch!
26:44You destroyed the relic itself at the Underlord's feet!
26:47How vile!
26:47The fiercer their curses, the more they seem to hide something.
26:51I stood above them in the void, smiling silently.
26:56Once their shouting waned, I tilted my head slightly.
26:58The nether guards immediately dragged Cassius and Lilith forward,
27:02dropping the two battered, broken figures at the feet of the temple disciples.
27:05All eyes fell on them.
27:06Some stepped back intentively.
27:08At the very back, a younger disciple's eyes reddened,
27:10and he intinctively took a half-step forward, only to be held back by those beside them.
27:15I spoke, you stand there so righteously.
27:18Are you certain you will not save your high priest and your youngest priestess?
27:21I said before, if even one steps forward to save them, I will release them without guilt.
27:26I paused, sweeping my gaze across the crowd.
27:29That still stands.
27:30At that moment, one disciple stepped forward from the center.
27:34Everyone, do not be deceived by this evil goddess.
27:36This is all her divine trickery.
27:38The real high priest and priestess perished in the Underrealm three days ago.
27:42These two before you are only phantoms created by her arts.
27:45The crowd stirred.
27:46An elder disciple in the front frowned, gathering a strand of divine essence with his fingertip,
27:51intending to verify.
27:52A single thread of divine sense could immediately reveal the difference between a phantom and a true deity.
27:56But before his hand could reach halfway, someone beside him pressed it down forcefully.
28:01Don't check.
28:03The elder froze.
28:04He followed the evasive eyes and slowly understood.
28:10Everyone had seen.
28:11Everyone knew.
28:12But no one dared expose it.
28:13If they did not verify, the kneeling figures could be phantoms.
28:17If they were phantoms, no one needed to save them.
28:19If no one needed to save them, no one needed to die.
28:22I watched it all unfold.
28:23In that moment, I truly understood.
28:25The cruelest thing is never hatred, but cowardice.
28:28The word phantom struck Cassius in the heart.
28:31The glimmer of hope in his eyes instantly died.
28:36Sonortus and I stood side by side.
28:39The hundreds of temple disciples clashed with the elite netherguard battalion.
28:42Divine weapons were sent flying.
28:44People thrown to the ground.
28:45Protective morph formations shattered.
28:47Divine powers sealed one by one.
28:49Screams, cries, and pleas mixed into a chaotic symphony.
28:52I looked down from above.
28:54Cassius, forced to watch with wide eyes, saw everything firsthand.
28:57Three centuries of toil.
28:59The temple he built and nurtured to the high priesthood crumbling before him.
29:02Despair and agony threatened to consume him entirely.
29:05Cassius went mad.
29:07Behind us, the horns of the underworld sounded.
29:09From this day forward, no temple would stand on this land.
29:14I stood on the ruins of the temple, the divine treasure ablaze behind me.
29:21In front of me, the kneeling prisoners.
29:25A few days later, Sonortus approached my side.
29:29Goddess Salerna, what shall be done with Irene and the others?
29:32I slowly surveyed their faces.
29:34An eye for an eye.
29:36Sonortus raised his hand.
29:38And Neth fire descended upon Irene.
29:41She screamed and rolled.
29:43Her divinity scorched almost to destruction.
29:47Until she could no longer cry.
29:49Only convulsing remained.
29:51That's enough.
29:52I spoke lightly.
29:53Throw her into the deepest part of the Underrealm.
29:55Let her live.
29:56Each day, burn her divinity once with the bismar flame.
29:59Once burned, heal.
30:00Then burn again.
30:01Once at sunrise.
30:03Once at sunset.
30:04Let her feel the pain at every moment.
30:07Dawn brings pain.
30:09Dust brings pain.
30:10Never let her die.
30:13Sonortus lowered his head in acknowledgement.
30:16Irene had once burned the divine bones of someone revered by the Underlord.
30:20According to Underrealm law, the one who burns divine bones suffers the same fate.
30:24Eternal and inescapable.
30:27When Lilith was dragged forward, she was barely recognizable as human.
30:31Her forehead wound festered completely.
30:34Sister, have mercy.
30:37I crouched to meet her gaze.
30:40You stood beside Irene.
30:43Watching her scorch my divine bones with nether fire.
30:46Did you ever imagine this day would come?
30:49Her bloodline was sealed by the name of Strix.
30:53Just as they had done to me.
30:55She was left on the temple ruins.
30:57Without water or food.
30:58A thinned barrier of nerrier essence surrounded the ruins.
31:03Not to imprison her, but to prevent her from leaving and anyone from entering.
31:08Left to survive or perish on her own.
31:12Cassius was the last dragged forward.
31:14The wound on his severed arm had rotted black.
31:17He was thrown to the ground, lying there long before he slowly lifted his head.
31:20His cloudy eyes met mine, lips trembling violently.
31:24Lyra.
31:25Lyra.
31:25I stepped in front of him.
31:28Cassius.
31:28Don't call me that.
31:29You're not worthy.
31:31His body shook violently.
31:32Forehead pressed to the ground.
31:34He wept with heart-ranking anguish.
31:36Three centuries of painstaking work destroyed in an instant.
31:40Not a single disciple he taught came to save him.
31:43The only woman he ever loved pleaded for survival in her eyes.
31:46Not love.
31:47I lowered my gaze at him.
31:48Cassius.
31:49I want you trapped in the depths of the Underrealm.
31:52Hearing the wails of those fallen disciples every day.
31:55For this life and all that follow, suffer eternal remorse.
31:59The once revered hyzens from the altar finally fell among ruins and rubble.
32:03All was over.
32:05From the highest terrace of the Underrealm, soft footsteps approached.
32:10Goddess Selina, it's late.
32:13Sanatos will escort you back to the hall.
32:16I didn't turn, speaking lightly.
32:19Why stand so far away?
32:20His body stiffened slightly, Adam's juddle rolling as his voice dropped.
32:24Sanatos does not dare overstep.
32:26I slowly turned, golden molten eyes glinting in the moonlight.
32:31Seeing his reddened eartips, I found it somewhat amusing.
32:34Three hundred years, and he was still like this.
32:36Come.
32:40Sanatos hesitated, then stepped forward slowly.
32:46Stopping two steps away, he still kept his gaze lowered, not meeting mine.
32:52The night wind lifted my hair.
32:54A silver strand fell onto his shoulder.
32:58His gaze followed it.
32:59His fingertips curled slightly, wanting to touch, yet restraining himself.
33:04Goddess Selian.
33:06His voice was barely a whisper.
33:10The night wind is cold.
33:13Sanatos will drape a cloak over you.
33:15He removed his cloak, holding it with both hands, carefully placing it on my shoulders.
33:19I adjusted my collar and said casually,
33:22You're thoughtful.
33:23His ears reddened further.
33:25He stepped back two paces, lowering his head again.
33:28It's Sanatos' duty.
33:29I watched him, the Underlord who made gods tremble, obedient now like a small serpent.
33:35Sanatos.
33:37Sanatos, at your service.
33:40Three hundred years.
33:42I spoke slowly, gazing into the distance.
33:45You are still like when you were young.
33:49His breathing faltered slightly, yet he did not lift his head.
33:52Simply whispered.
33:54Yes.
33:55I turned and walked toward the hall.
33:57Behind me, his footsteps followed.
33:59Not too far, not too near.
34:01I did not look back.
34:02But I knew those eyes were fixed on my back.
34:04Debts had been repaid.
34:05Those who should remain, remained.
34:07The little black snake that nearly died.
34:10From the divine spring to Tartarus, from serpent to god king.
34:15Had traveled countless paths in three centuries, yet never out of the three steps behind me.
34:20This time, I would not let him kneel at my feet.
34:23The night wind swept the terrace as I walked slowly into the hall.
34:26Slow enough for the one who had always followed me to take the three steps he had never dared before,
34:32finally walking to my side.